kneel (redirected from kneels)

kneel  (nl)

intr.v. knelt (nlt) or kneeled, kneel·ing, kneels

To go down or rest on one or both knees.

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[Middle English knelen, from Old English cnowlian; see genu-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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kneel

Verb

[kneeling, knelt] or kneeled

to rest, fall, or support oneself on one's knees

Noun

the act or position of kneeling [Old English cnēowlian]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	kneel - supporting yourself on your knees     kneeling movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
Verb	1.	kneel - rest one's weight on one's knees; "In church you have to kneel during parts of the service" rest - not move; be in a resting position

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kneel

verb genuflect, bow, stoop, curtsy or curtsey, bow down, kowtow, get down on your knees, make obeisance

Translations

kneel [niːl] [pt, pp knelt] [nɛlt] vi (also: kneel down) → arrodillarse

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kneel [knelt , pt, pp ] [niːl, nɛlt] vi (also: kneel down) → s'agenouiller

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kneel [niːl] [knelt , pt, pp ] vi → knien;

(also: kneel down) → niederknien

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kneel [niːl] vi [pt knelt, pp ] [nɛlt] → inginocchiarsi

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kneel

v kneel [niːl]

(often with down) to be in, or move into, a position in which both the foot and the knee of one or both legs are on the ground She knelt (down) to fasten the child's shoes; She was kneeling on the floor cutting out a dress pattern. kniel, neerbuig يَرْكَع коленича kleknout si, klečet knæle knien γονατίζω arrodillarse, de rodillas ponerse põlvitama زانو زدن polvistua s'agenouiller לִכרוֹעַ בֶּרֶך घुटने टेकना, घुटने के बल बैठना klečati (le)térdel berlutut krjúpa inginocchiarsi ひざまずく 무릎을 꿇다 atsiklaupti, klūpėti mesties ceļos; stāvēt uz ceļiem melutut knielen knele klękać, klęczeć ajoelhar a îngenunchea становиться на колени; стоять на коленях kľaknúť si poklekniti kleknuti knäböja, falla (ligga) på knä คุกเข่า diz çökmek 跪下 стояти, ставати навколішки گھٹنوں پر جھکا ہونا quỳ xuống 跪下